love this professor he is so passionate about teaching and the course is set up in a way that helps you actually learn rather than just memorize things for an exam (no exams only projects + extra credit assignments). good amount of work every week but not difficult if you try to learn it.

Decent professor teaching a very easy class. The course is well-structured and instructors are accessible nearly all the time. It is important to have cooperative teammates, since the course is fundamentally structured as a massive group assignment.

Great professor who inspires students. Understands the industry throughly and gives thought out advice for those looking for guidance.

Professor Conrad is genuinely one of the best professors at UCSB, he is a great instructor and teacher, demanding but fair, and above all he is understanding. The course is very well structured and taught by an excellent teaching staff accessible even during late nights. Cannot recommend taking CS156 enough with Professor Conrad.

Conrad operates less like a CS instructor and more like an off-brand theatre director, one with a flair for dramatics. He confuses authority with entitlement, treating minor classroom issues like personal vendettas. At one point, he even erupted at an entire team mid-class, presumably mistaking the situation for opening night.

Prof Conrad is nice, engaging, and makes lecture fun. In lecture you learn how to code and then apply that in weekly labs. There is also lots of extra credit. The labs also incorporate ChatGPT which is nice. You will probably have to meet with the ULAs because some questions are very tricky. Midterm and final are group project labs. Great course!

He's nice, but the class sucks, and he's not doing it any favors. The group projects are poorly organized and I learned very little despite putting in lots of effort. He micromanages and generally makes the class feel like something from high school. Avoid CS156 unless you miss feeling like a 15-year-old taking your first AP.

Conrad is a nice guy. I guess that's why he has a high rating. He and his teaching team sucks. He creates projects that require a high level of participation from he and his TAs (reviewing PRs, responding to many different group questions), and then does not attend to these responsibilities. Bad planner, bad at supporting students. Bad class.

Took his online course for CMPSC 8 and had a great time. He's funny and cares about students

One of the few professors I'd rate 5/5. Took CS16 and he was absolutely amazing at helping students get situated into complicated computer science concepts. Funny, lectures broken down to ELI5 language, class pace was definitely doable, and incredibly knowledgeable. The labs were easy and ZyBook was a phenomenal online textbook used for the class.

Cs156 taught me how to code. Loved this class and loved conrad!

Professor Conrad was great, especially online which is how I took this course. He is always open to any and all questions, and has a ton of easily accessible office hours. The class is a lot of work every week, with reading, quizzes, and labs, but if you stay on top if it early in the week, or even get ahead, it's not a problem.